Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 210, Issue -, Pages 297-305Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.03.050
Keywords
Electrospinning; Z-scheme; Photocatalysis; Hydrogen production; Synergistic effect
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51502269, 51001091, 111174256, 91233101]
- Outstanding Young Talent Research Fund of Zhengzhou University [1521320023]
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Direct evidence of plasmon for enhanced H2 production is observed in photocatalytic water reduction by using TiO2/WO3 electrospun nanofibers decorated with Au nanoparticles. The H-2 production rate of the as-prepared composite nanofibers was greatly enhanced compared with pure TiO2 nanofibers (SO) and TiO2/WO3 nanofibers (S1). The enhanced activities were mainly attributed to the Schottky effect and Z-scheme photosynthetic heterojunction system, in this system, WO3 as a hole collector and Au as an electron collector, promoting effective charge separation. More importantly, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) effect of Au further promoted charge separation and absorption of visible light. On the basis of the Z-scheme photosynthetic heterojunction system, the synergistic effect of Schottky and SPR effect further improve the performance of photocatalytic H-2 production, which were directly evidenced by photocurrent, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectrometer (UPS) analysis. Besides, the synthesis route delivered three-dimensional sheets on the basis of interwoven nanofibrous networks, which can be readily recycled for the circular application of a potent photocatalyst system. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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